Geography PreAssessment

Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?

• one
• two
• three
• all

Look at the map- which side of this map is east?

• top

• bottom

• left

• right

Which continent is farthest to the south?

• Africa

• Australia

• South America

• Antarctica

Latitude lines MEASURE..

• north and south

• east and west

0^o latitude is called the...

• Prime Meridian
• equator
• International Date Line
• Tropic of Capricorn

0^o longitude is called the...

• Prime Meridian
• equator
• International Date Line
• Tropic of Capricorn

Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?

• northern hemisphere
• southern hemisphere
• eastern hemisphere
• western hemisphere

Look at the map. Which continent is located at 45^oN, 120^oE?

• North America
• South America
• Africa
• Asia

a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions

• Compass Rose
• Rose Graph
• Legend
• Map Key

Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• Feet
• Degrees
• Grams